Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and post-primary teachers who have applied to her Department before they have reached their retirement age in each year over the past six years; the cost of these early retirements to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30831/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A total of 5,260 primary, secondary, community and comprehensive school teachers retired before reaching maximum pension age in the years 2001-2006. The cumulative cost of retirement benefits, gratuity and pension, paid to those retirees over that period amount to €783 million. The Tabular Statement sets out the details. The great majority of teachers retire before reaching maximum retirement age. Over the period in question the number who retired annually at maximum retirement age varied between 11% and 18% of overall retirements in the year.